CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, chest (no contrast)

Facility: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$92

about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $70–$110

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$66

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $26 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $92 This hospital $66 Cash price $125 Hospital's list price $178

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How this hospital compares to other VT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 7 other VT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $56 Priciest $1,192

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 VT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, chest (no contrast) is about $92 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Southwestern Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $66, or about $125 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bennington, VT.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$26 - $109	24%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$47 - $109	44%
Aetnamajor	$47 - $331	44%
Cignamajor	$47 - $249	44%
Humanamajor	$47 - $109	44%
CDPHP	$33 - $197	31%
Fidelis Care	$47 - $114	44%
Harvard Pilgrim	$70	66%
MVP Health Care	$36 - $221	34%
Tufts Health Plan	$81 - $384	76%
WellCare	$47 - $109	44%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$44 - $126

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 125), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 71250.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71250.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Compare: CT scan, chest (no contrast) at other VT hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.